Majra Rahaonਮਾਜਰਾ ਰਹਓਨ

Where is Majra Rahaon?

Majra Rahaon is a village in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khanna, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khanna community development block and is served by the Majra Rohaon gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033180, and it covers 258 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,029 people in Majra Rahaon: 532 men and 497 women, living in 194 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 258 hectares, the population density works out to about 399 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 466 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.68 per cent and women at 74.67 per cent. The census recorded 309 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 302 main workers, the largest group, 216, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 76 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Majra Rahaon's land. Of the village's 258 hectares, 233 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (233 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 76 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre and a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Majra Rahaon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khanna, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Khanna, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Goh, Harion Kalan, Malakpur and Ramgarh (Khanna).

What is the population of Majra Rahaon?

The population of Majra Rahaon was 1,029 at the 2011 census, living in 194 households in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Majra Rahaon have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Majra Rahaon has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.